Berries That Can Rejuvenate Skin

Posted by MReed on Jun 20th, 2011

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Your diet can greatly affect the condition of your skin. Incorporating fresh fruits and vegetables into your diet will produce skin that is clear, radiant and younger looking. Certain berries contain antioxidants which may reduce the amount of wrinkles you have, along with the degree of oiliness or dryness affecting your facial skin. Some berries that can make you look younger include cranberries, blackberries and acai berries. Besides regularly eating these fruits, you can also make them into pastes to apply directly to skin.

Berry Masks

For a cranberry facial paste, just mix one teaspoon of potato flour, one egg white and one teaspoon of cranberry juice. Add or reduce the amount of flour in order to make a sticky paste and apply this mixture to your face, leaving it on for fifteen minutes then rinse with cool water. Blackberries can also contribute to radiant skin. Just smash some blackberries and add one teaspoon of sour cream with one teaspoon of honey. Also leave this mixture on your face for fifteen minutes and rinse with cool or lukewarm water.

Acai Berries

In addition to being beneficial to the skin, Acai berries are simply all-around healthy berries which contain anthocyanins and flavonoids, two powerful antioxidants that work as an anti wrinkle treatment and may play a pivotal role in preventing cancer and heart disease. To make an acai berry paste, you will need mashed Acai berries, acai gel (which can be purchased at a store selling health and holistic products) and one tablespoon of vegetable oil. Some people actually use a little kitty litter in this mixture to exfoliate the skin but this is an option. Mix ingredients together until you have a nice, thick paste then apply to your face and leave on for about fifteen to twenty minutes. After it has dried somewhat, rinse off with water and pat dry.

In addition, you can find many other berry facial mask recipes which may work better than other for your skin type by searching on the internet.

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